These workers are mainly from the districts of Son Dong, Luc Nam, Lang Giang, and Yen Dung.

Health check-up for Bac Giang workers applying to work in RoK under the EPS Program (manufacturing - construction industry).

For the first 8 months of the year, the DOLISA and the Provincial Employment Service Center have guided and received 504 applications of workers who passed 2 rounds of Korean language test and capacity assessment for labor export (manufacturing - construction and agriculture) under the EPS Program.

According to regulations, these applications will be transferred by the DOLISA to the Overseas Labor Center (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) for Korean enterprises to select qualified candidates.

Currently, Bac Giang has about 2,000 workers working in RoK with an average income of 25 million VND (1,082 USD) per person per month.

To maintain the stability of this prestigious market, the DOLISA has directed specialized departments to closely coordinate with related sectors, districts, township and city to promote propaganda work, raise awareness for workers, minimize illegal residence after the contract expires; strictly handle violations according to the law.

At the same time, the labor sector increases support for people from poor and near-poor households to access vocational training policies and preferential loans for labor export under the national target program for sustainable poverty reduction.

Japan top receiver of Vietnamese guest workers

Vietnam sent more than 78,000 labourers to work abroad so far this year, with Japan receiving the largest number, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnamese guest workers get updated on RoK's law

The Vietnam EPS (Employment Permit System) Labour Management Office, in collaboration with the Support Centre for Foreign Workers in Uijeongbu city of Gyeonggi province, held a meeting on April 23 with Vietnamese labourers working in the city and surrounding areas to update them on the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s law.

Bac Giang raises "quality" of guest workers

(BGO) - For the sake of poverty reduction, improving the training quality of vocational skills, foreign languages and laws, and prioritizing high-income markets are new requirements in labor export in Bac Giang province.

Vietnam expects to send 10,000 guest workers to RoK this year

Vietnam’s relevant agencies have stepped up training since mid-2022 in an effort to increase the number of workers sent to the Republic of Korea (RoK).